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Friday, October 2, 2015

BELGRADE – The multinational humanitarian organization 28. Jun today
announced the successful completion of a 4-year long initiative to
deliver humanitarian and medical supplies to the Western Balkans.

The final delivery was made possible by a generous donation from the
Israeli advocacy organization StandWithUs. Since 2011 28. Jun
successfully completed 5 projects which encompassed 22 deliveries of aid
to Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The aid was
transported from North America via ship and from Western and Central
Europe via truck. The organization now plans to tackle economic and
social issues plaguing the region in collaboration with international
partners in addition to its humanitarian efforts.

Founded in 2011 and registered as a Canadian Not-for-profit in 2012,
to date 28. Jun has delivered 170 tons of humanitarian, medical and
disaster relief aid worth over $4.4 mil to the Western Balkans. During
the 2014 Southeast Europe floods 28. Jun airlifted 30,000 lbs of urgent
humanitarian relief into Belgrade from Toronto. It was the largest
airborne donation Serbia received by a non-state actor during the
natural disaster. StandWithUs is the leading pro-Israel education and
advocacy organization with a mission to inform the public about Israel
and combat extremism and anti-Semitism around the world. Based in Los
Angeles, StandWithUs has sixteen offices across the U.S., and in Israel,
Australia and the UK.

“The Serbian and Jewish peoples have shared a long history of
oppression and persecution. We’ve shared the horror of the Jasenovac
concentration camp. Now, free in our homelands, Serbia and Israel have
the opportunity to share a thriving future. On behalf of the Israeli
people, StandWithUs is proud to contribute toward Serbian flood relief
in the hopes of continuing and growing our historical friendship,”
said Michael Dickson, StandWithUs Director.

“I had the pleasure of meeting Peggy Shapiro, the Midwest Coordinator
for StandWithUs, in Chicago last year and we’ve been looking for the
right project to collaborate on since. StandWithUs and the Israeli
people assisted 28. Jun and the Serbian people in a crucial time by
helping us complete this massive humanitarian project. We will continue
to work together closely in the future as we make the progression to
cultural and economic exchanges,” Filip Filipi Jankovic, President of
“28. Jun” said.